Repair-counter for shoes.



J. W. BODEEN.

REPAIR COUNTER FOR SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31. 1914.

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C1 Hot new outrun STATES arena clarion JOHN WILHELM. BODEEN, OF GREELEY, COLORADO, ASSIGNQR F ONE-HALF TO OLOF I VICTOR JOHNSON, OF DENVER, COLOR-ADO.

REPAIRFCOUNTER FOR- SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915..

Application filed July 31, 1914. Serial No. 854,214.

useful Improvements in Repair-Counters for Shoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the 1nvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a repair counter for shoes and consists of a counter member to which is secured a heel insole portion which extends somewhat forward of the counter member. This device makes it practicable to replace shoe counters with very little labor and therefore at small cost.

Heretofore so far as I am aware, it has been impracticable to supply a shoe with a new counter, owing to the great trouble and consequent expense incident thereto. As s well understood by those familiar with this art, the shoe counter is located between the exterior upper of the rear part of the shoe and the adjacent lining. Very frequently the lining and the counter become badly worn when the shoe in other respects is comparatively new. This wear, of course, is due to the upward and downward movement of the foot during walking. By employing my repair counter, after removing the worn lining and the old counter from the inside of the shoe, the repair counter may be quickly applied, making the shoe in this respect, practically as good as new.

Having briefly outlined my improved construction, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, reference being made to the accompanyin g drawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In this drawing,Figure 1 is a side View of a shoe, partly in elevation and partly in section, equipped with my repair counter. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the counter shown in detail. Fig. 3 is an underneath view looking in the direction of arrow 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 44, Fig. 3.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate my repair counter considered in its entirety, the same being composed of the counter member proper designated by the numeral 6, and the insole member 7, which is secured to the counter member by suitable fastening devices 8 passed through the inwardly turned lower portion 9 of the part 6. This insole member extends forwardly as shown at 10 beyond the forward extremity of the counter member. This forwardly extending part 10 is an important feature in applying the counter device to a shoe, since by passing a lasting tack or other suitable fastening device through the forward portion of the part 10, the counter member may be crowded tightly downwardly into the back part of the shoe (see Fig. 1), whereby the counter is caused to fit the adjacent part 12 of the upper closely and snugly. The counter may then be furtherrsecured in place by means of suitable fastening devices passedthrough the insole member and inwardly turned part 9 of the counter member, said fastening devices being indicated at 13 in Fig. 1. If desired, the upper edge of the counter member may be further secured to the shoe by a row of stitches indicated by the dotted line 14 in Fig. 1. Or, if it is not desired to employ the stitches, the counter member maybe securely held in place by means of cement applied to its exterior surface preparatory to applying it to the shoe, as heretofore stated.

After the counter member is in place, an insole part 15 composed of felt or other suitable material may be applied to the insole part 7 of the device, thus covering and completely concealing the fastening devices employed.

In order to make it practicable to employ this repair counter without the necessity of covering the same on the inside with a lining, the upper edge 16 of the counter member is madevery thin, whereby it virtually merges into the inner surface of the upper part 12 which it engages. The forward extremity 10 of the insole part 7 also gradually diminishes in thickness to its forward extremity, where it merges into the regular insole '17 of the shoe.

Of course, a lining may be employed, whereby the repair counter is concealed as fully and completely as in a new shoe, if desired.

From the foregoing description, the manner of applying my 'repalr counter may bereadily understood. The forward part of the insole member is sufficiently flexible to ermit of the fastening of the same to the nsole of the shoe'by a lasting tack, while the body part of the COIIIlbBQlS raised considerably above its normal position, and consequently, the body of the device may then be crowded downwardly into position, and caused to tightly and snugly fit the rear portion 12 of the upper on the inside, as heretofore explained, since the lasting tack which is passed through the part 10 of the insole member prevents the latter from moving forwardly.

An additional reason requiring the renewal of counters in shoes consists in the fact that when shoes are run over, the counter is also turned over in a corresponding direction. When the heel is leveled up, it is equally important that the old counter should be substituted by a new counter. Myimproved device may be advantageously employed in this connection, the same. as when but sufiiciently stiif to form a stop against forward movement of the counter member in a direction endwise of the insole member, while the counter member is being crowded downwardly and rearwardly into place in the shoe.

In testjmony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN WILHELM BODEEN.

Witnesses Maze KERBY, A. J. OBRIEN. 

